Jones v. City of Lake Charles

McCALEB, Justice.

Plaintiff, a taxpaying property owner in Lake Charles, seeks the annulment of a $1,600,000 bond issue voted by the qualified electors of the city at a special election held on July 20, 1954, pursuant to a call issued by the City Council under Resolution 60-54 adopted on July 16, 1954. The funds derived from the bonds are to be used to defray one-fourth of the costs of an expressway through the city, to be built under the supervision of the State Department of Highways.

The claim of nullity of the election is based on four grounds, two of which have reference to the asserted…